Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 5PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 955 | 986 | 711 | 448 | 346 | 322 | 218 | 177 | 136 | 104 | 77 | 77 | 88 | 82 | 171 | 215 | 245 | 253 | 945 | 758 | 3435 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:59PM1.82m | 4:15AM1.72m | 4:39PM1.81m | 4:57AM1.74m | 5:20PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42AM0.25m | 10:11PM0.30m | 10:25AM0.24m | 10:53PM0.28m | 11:10AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | N 5 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 400 | 186 | 711 | 448 | 346 | 322 | 133 | 177 | 136 | 104 | 77 | 77 | 88 | 82 | 67 | 215 | 245 | 253 | 16 | 13 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 5 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 198 | 104 | 244 | 191 | 237 | 231 | 218 | 67 | 67 | 98 | 71 | 52 | 62 | 78 | 171 | 54 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 58 | 54 | 62 | 61 | 39 | 59 | 27 | 45 | 38 | 70 | 47 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 87 | 6 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | W 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 955 | 986 | 902 | 26 | 14 | 16 | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 945 | 758 | 3435 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 27 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 171 | 13 | 193 |
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